Tag: Terry Stotts

The franchise has refused to put a …

The franchise has refused to put a timetable on his return to active duty and Nurkic dodged all those questions, as did his coach. But it was made clear that he has been doing more work on the court than previously thought. “He’s been doing a lot of stuff,” Coach Terry Stotts said. “This is the first time you’ve gotten to see it. He’s been doing things similar to this. Today wasn’t anything new from our standpoint. You just haven’t seen it. I think we’re all encouraged by the progress he’s made.”

Blazers coach Terry Stotts says LeBron’s ‘playmaking, leadership’ most impressive

The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers believes LeBron James is playing better for the Los Angeles Lakers this year.

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts is very impressed with what he’s seen from Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James so far this season as he and the Lakers are 19-3 heading into Friday night’s game in Portland.

According to Stotts, it’s not just the statistic and leading the NBA in assists that have impressed him so far from James this season.

“He’s better than last year,” he told reporters on Friday. No, he’s playing at a very high level. I know his assists speak for themselves, he’s doing a lot other than scoring even though his scoring numbers are up. Just his playmaking and his leading the team is the most impressive thing.”

James is second on the Laker in scoring at 25.4 points per game, just behind Anthony Davis’ 26 points per game. In addition to his scoring, James is averaging a career-high 10.8 assists per game. James has never before led the NBA in assists but he looks primed to do just that in his 17th season.

James and the Lakers are set to take on Carmelo Anthony and the Portland Trail Blazers tonight at 7:30 p.m. pacific on ESPN.